Category Archives: World

DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown's death
ATLANTA - A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation after meeting with a woman who says she has evidence legendary singer James Brown's death was caused by another per...
Feb 13, 2020

US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and two of its U.S. subsidiaries, accusing the company in a plot to steal trade secrets from compet...
Feb 13, 2020

Attorney general says Oklahoma to resume executions
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma plans to resume executing death-row inmates, five years after lethal injections were put on hold following a series of death-chamber mishaps, state officials announced Thursda...
Feb 13, 2020

US woman wanted for husband's 2002 death arrested in Rome
ROME - An American woman wanted in the 2002 death of her husband, whose remains were so badly burned they weren't identified for more than a decade, was arrested in Rome after a multinational search, ...
Feb 13, 2020

Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tu...
Feb 13, 2020

Takes a village: Bear 'foster mom' raises cub saved by dog
BRISTOL, Va. - An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety. The rescue effort unfolded after the dog turned up at its...
Feb 13, 2020

US open jobs fall sharply for 2nd straight month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses sharply cut the number of jobs they advertised in December for the second straight month, an unusual sign of weakness in an otherwise healthy job market. The number of ava...
Feb 13, 2020

Official: Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial
CAIRO - Sudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide, a top Sudanese...
Feb 13, 2020

The women of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' redraw the frame
NEW YORK - What's inside the frame and what's outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Cline Sciamma's "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." It's a sumptuous period romance set in 18th-...
Feb 13, 2020

Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant
NEW YORK - After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant. ...
Feb 13, 2020